Biton: "It is up to me. If I am good enough to play, I will play. If not, I will sit on the bench." (Image: Sammy Turner/SNS Group)

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CELTIC new Bhoy Nir Biton claims the Hoops' dramatic Champions League play-off win over Shakhter Karagandy on Wednesday night convinced him he had made the right decision in joining the Parkhead club.

The 21-year-old Israel midfielder completed his move to the Scottish champions from FC Ashdod on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee reported to be £700,000.

Biton was in the stand at Celtic Park to see his new team-mates reach the Champions League group stages with a dramatic 3-0 win over the Kazakhstan champions to give them a 3-2 aggregate victory, the evening made all the more memorable by James Forrest's injury-time winner.

Speaking on Friday afternoon at the club's Lennoxtown training complex, with agent Dudu Dahan acting as an interpreter at times, he was asked if his Parkhead experience had vindicated his move to Scotland.

"Of course," he said. "I was at the game on Wednesday night and the fans were something that I have never seen before.

"The performance was very good. Celtic is a big team so I don't need to speak about the quality of the players here.

"At Celtic Park everything is open and we can do the impossible."

Biton is a former team-mate of Celtic defender Efe Ambrose and compatriot of midfielder Beram Kayal but insists he was not guided in his decision to join Celtic by either.

"I know the level of Celtic so I don't need to speak to anybody," he said.

"They are a big club in Europe, with some of the best fans in the world, so this is my dream.

"I don't know what the fans expect of me but I want to be the best.

"When you come to a club like Celtic you expect to win championships and cups and to go as far as you can in the Champions League, and that's what I expect from me and my team.

"I play in a defensive midfield role but I can play anywhere in the midfield.

"It is up to me. If I am good enough to play, I will play. If not, I will sit on the bench.

"When you come to a club like Celtic you are expected to prove yourself.

"There are very good players here so I expect competition but I believe in myself and if I am good, I will play."

Biton will go into the squad for the Scottish Premiership clash with Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday but is looking forward to the Champions League where Celtic were drawn alongside Barcelona, AC Milan and Ajax.

"I was in a taxi on the way to my medical yesterday when I heard the draw," he said. "It is the first time that I am going to play against these kind of players. Champions League is a dream of every player.

"I have waited for a long time and I am ready for it.

"The draw is very tough but in football everything is open.

"I saw Celtic's game against Barcelona last year at home.

"It was something that was impossible but Celtic won."

Celtic are also expected to conclude the signing of Finnish striker Teemu Pukki from Schalke 04 before the Saturday night deadline.